There are more than 300 traditional
operas in China. The nation-wide operas are the Peking
Opera, the Northeast Opera, the Shaoxing Opera, the Henan
Opera and the Guangdong Opera. The Peking Operais still the
most influential in China.
PekingOpera has a
history of more than 200 years. Its characters wear
different types of facial makeup. Sanchakou (a fork in the
road) and Monkey Ming, Which represent Peking Opera, are
welcomed by audiences at home and abroad.